the first time
The version of Paris that came before comparison: first impressions, long walks and trying to fit a familiar-looking city into real life.
place 03 · returned to
paris, twice
the same city, two different versions of me, and one new year somewhere in between.new year’s eve
I had imagined fireworks and the Eiffel Tower at midnight. What I met was a beautiful city overflowing with people, and every museum ticket already gone.
31.12 → 01.01a reason to return
Missing the Louvre and Musée d’Orsay felt disappointing then. Now it feels like Paris simply left the door open for another version of the trip.
lyon
Slower than Paris, warmer somehow, and easy to photograph without trying too hard.